Warrior of the Light - Volume 1 Quotes

“When you must choose a new path, do not bring old experiences with you. Those who strike out afresh, but who attempt to retain a little of the old life, end up torn apart by their own memories.”
― Paulo Coelho, Warrior of the Light - Volume 1

“To accumulate love means luck, to accumulate hatred means a calamity. Whoever does not recognize the door to problems will one day leave it open, letting tragedy in.”
― Paulo Coelho, Warrior of the Light - Volume 1

“Do not forget: seek to win all your battles, including those you fight against yourself. Do not fear the scars. Do not be afraid of victory.”
― Paulo Coelho, Warrior of the Light - Volume 1

“Whoever is capable of not minding what others say, is a man on the path to wisdom”
― Paulo Coelho, Warrior of the Light - Volume 1

“what you brought from your past, is of no use in your present. When you must choose a new path, do not bring old experiences with you. Those who strike out afresh, but who attempt to retain a little of the old life, end up torn apart by their own memories.”
― Paulo Coelho, Warrior of the Light - Volume 1

“Such are the lives of those who haven’t the courage to risk: solutions are generously provided by God, but people always seek complicated explanations, and end up doing nothing.”
― Paulo Coelho, Warrior of the Light - Volume 1

“- You are better, do not worry - she said. - In fact, when we light up our inner light, the first things we see are the cobwebs and dust, our weak points. They were there all the time, only you saw nothing in the darkness. Now it will be easier to cleanse your soul.”
― Paulo Coelho, Warrior of the Light - Volume 1

“God will help us - said the holy man. - But first let us understand the reason for these pains. I suggest Your Majesty confesses now, for confession makes men face up to their problems, and liberates much guilt.”
― Paulo Coelho, Warrior of the Light - Volume 1

“How the path was forged”
― Paulo Coelho, Warrior of the Light - Volume 1

“one must learn that which is necessary, and not simply what one wants”
― Paulo Coelho, Warrior of the Light - Volume 1

“live each day as if it were my last.”
― Paulo Coelho, Warrior of the Light - Volume 1

“1] The absence of the personal story: in order for magical rites to pass from generation to generation, the sorcerer (shaman) must forget all he learned before his initiation into magic. According to tradition, a man or women who are tied to his past, will in the end allow himself to be governed by his parents’ way of thinking, or that of the society in which he lives. This is why all those who are initiated choose a new name and seek to free themselves from their memories, both good and bad.”
― Paulo Coelho, Warrior of the Light - Volume 1

“The warrior of the light has the qualities of a rock.”
― Paulo Coelho, Warrior of the Light - Volume 1

“But a warrior is never distracted.”
― Paulo Coelho, Warrior of the Light - Volume 1

“This is why they are warriors of the light. Because they err. Because they question. Because they seek a reason - and they will surely find it.”
― Paulo Coelho, Warrior of the Light - Volume 1

“Shugendo means: “the way of the art of accumulating experience” - he replied, revealing that his interests go beyond the variety of insects in the region - By disciplining one’s body to accept everything nature has to offer; in this way you will also educate your soul for that which God has to offer.”
― Paulo Coelho, Warrior of the Light - Volume 1

“Every warrior of light has felt afraid of going into battle.

Every warrior of light has, at some time in the past, lied or betrayed someone.

Every warrior of light has trodden a path that was not his.

Every warrior of light has suffered for the most trivial of reasons.

Every warrior of light has, at least once, believed that he was not a warrior of light.

Every warrior of light has failed in his spiritual duties.

Every warrior of light has said 'yes' when he wanted to say 'no'.

Every warrior of light has hurt someone he loved.

That is why he is a warrior of light, because he has been through all this and yet has never lost hope of being better than he is.

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― Paulo Coelho, Warrior of the Light - Volume 1